Project Description: The owner of a local concrete
company, Paula Portland is sponsoring a concrete strength contest. The
objective of this competition is to develop the strongest concrete cylinders as measured by the
average normal compressive stress.
The cylinders have 3 in. diameter and are 6 in. high. The group
with the highest average compression stress will be the winner. Each group
must submit a minimum of 5 cylinders for the final test.The concrete strength problem poses several challenges to the
participants:
selection of an appropriate concrete mix based
on strength and workability; use of admixtures, selection of a curing
environments, and the analysis of the results.
Project Presentation: Your firm (lab group) is competing
with other local firms to develop the the strongest concrete as measured by the
average compressive stress of five cylinders.
Along with your competition cylinders, each
group should prepared a technical report and a formal presentation with visual aids.
Information on these components will be presented during class and in lab.
Technical report-writing information is available on our website. |
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Evaluation Criteria:
The concrete strength project will be evaluated as follows:
- Project
Report
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Format
and Readability (30 points) - Technical writing
content consists of the combination of format, content, and document
design
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Technical Content
(50 points) - Use of engineering design concepts, completeness of ideas,
support of decisions presented, comprehensiveness of observations and
conclusions
- Please submit your final technical report (unstapled) to Dr. Camp at
the Oral Presentations.
- Oral
Presentation (10 points) - Based on peer reviews of presentation
- Final
Cylinder Performance (10 points) - Based on final
concrete compressive stress. The group with the best compressive stress
will be awarded 10 points, the second place cylinder will be awarded 9
points, third place 8 points, and so on.
Project Schedule:
Month |
Date |
Event |
September |
27-29 |
Introduction to concrete
Make concrete mix #1 (1:2:2 - no admixtures) |
| October |
4-6 |
Break mix #1 and make mix #2 |
| 11-13 |
Break mix #2 and make mix #3 |
| 18-20 |
Break mix #3 and make final mix; |
| 25-27 |
Break final mix;
Presentation planning |
| 30 |
Project Report and Oral Presentation 6:00 p.m. |
This website was originally
developed by
Charles Camp for
CIVL
1101.
This site is
Maintained by the
Department of Civil Engineering
at the University of Memphis.
Your comments and questions are welcomed.
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